End Violence Against Women

End Violence Against Women (EVAW) is an unprecedented coalition of individuals and organisations (of which the UKPAC is a member) who are calling on the government, public bodies and others to take concerted action to end violence against women.

Their Vision
A society where women and girls can live their lives free from violence and the threat of violence. 

Campaign goals

• For violence against women to be understood as a cause and consequence of women's inequality
• To raise awareness about the nature, extent and impacts of violence against women in the UK, and how it can be prevented
• For the UK government and devolved administrations to develop integrated and strategic approaches to ending violence against women
• To share good practice across the UK and learn from the experience in Scotland where a framework is being developed

 

UKPAC signs up to Say NO – UNiTE platform for action

The UKPAC has signed up to this platform, whcih stimulates, counts and showcases actions on ending violence against women. The platform spotlights global efforts and demonstrate the groundswell of support and actions on the issue. Please let us know the 'actions' clubs and Regions are taking to combat violence against women and we can showcase your work on our page on the Unite platform for everyone to see.

Here are some ideas for actions:

• Say NO is built to collect, count and report your actions! Start a campaign, a petition, reach out to children and youth in schools, organise a march against violence, workshops and events to raise awareness, and count and record your actions.
• Heads of States and Ministers from 69 countries and more than 600 Parliamentarians have signed on to Say NO. Work with officials at local levels to establish policies that help end violence against women in your community.
• Engage men, youth and faith-based leaders in your communities to raise awareness and prevent violence against women and girls.
• Run workshops on the prevalent forms of violence against women and girls for police, judiciary, medical professionals, teachers, media and private sector companies. Each person you reach is an action, so share your action stories on www.saynotoviolence.org.
• Upload your advocacy and awareness raising materials on your Say NO webpage to inspire others. ideas for actions:

For more information on this visit their website

 

The Map of Gaps

On 30 January 2009, in a joint initiative between the End Violence Against Women campaign and the Equality and Human Rights Commission, an 80-page report, together with a new website, was published. 

From the report: "Each year, three million women in Britain experience rape, domestic violence, stalking or other violence. Many millions more are dealing with abuse experienced in the past.

"In 2007, the inaugural Map of Gaps report documented for the first time the uneven distribution of specialised services in Britain to help women who experience violence, such as Rape Crisis Centres and refuges. The findings were alarming: over one-third of local authorities had no specialised service provision at all. Only a minority had a range of services, defined as nine or more, covering different forms of violence (domestic violence, rape and sexual assault, trafficking, female genital mutilation and forced marriage) and types of support (safe shelter, advocacy, advice and self-help).

"One year on, the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the End Violence Against Women Campaign (EVAW) have repeated this research. We wanted to see if the picture of support has changed for the millions of women who are forced to deal with the legacies of violence. But once again, victims face a regional postcode lottery, and in large parts of Britain provision is scarce or non-existent.

"Many women are still left without the local support they need:

• The latest picture shows that over one in four local authorities in Britain have no specialised support services at all.
• Ethnic minority women are especially poorly served. Of the 408 local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales, just 1 in 10 have a specialised service for ethnic minority women. These services are uniquely suited to deal with women facing a very particular set of circumstances, for example those fleeing forced marriage or female genital mutilation, or those with insecure immigration status.
• Glasgow has the best provision in Britain, whereas the East and South East of England are particularly poorly served."

Since the launch of MoG 2, Soroptimist clubs acrosss the country have been working to check the gaps in the Map of Gaps and a report will be published later in the year.

You can view or download the 8-page Summary, or the full 80-page Report of the findings. Both documents are PDFs and will open quickly.

 

 

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